From: crooksandliars.com
The confirmation of Rep. Hilda Solis, D-El Monte, as President Barack Obama’s Labor secretary has been delayed because of [Republican] objections.
Democrats have announced that a Republican senator is using a [parliamentary procedure to delay Solis' confirmation], the Washington paper Congress Daily reported Friday.
But while it does seem peculiar that conservatives would block the nomination of one of Obama’s few Latino candidates, no one is suggesting that racism is the motive here.
Actually, there’s a very simple answer to the above question: The Employee Free Choice Act.
As the Star-News report notes:
The anonymous hold - as the tactic is known - was placed because of Solis’ support for “card check” legislation aimed at facilitating union organization and another bill regarding pay-discrimination, and for non-responsive answers during her confirmation hearing, according to GOP aides, the paper reported.
During her nomination hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Solis deferred questions on the controversial card check bill to Obama, to the frustration of GOP committee members, who strongly oppose the legislation.
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